Two weeks ago, John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal reported (subscription only) that the nuclear weapons labs are lining up behind a plan to scrap the curent “Stockpile Stewardship Program” developed to maintain US nuclear weapons without testing: The United States’ current approach to maintaining its nuclear arsenal “looks increasingly unsustainable,” according to an internal …
Is China Developing a MARV?
by | 2005-06-30 | 2 Comments
Anonymous officials tell Bill Gertz that China is develping a maneuverable re-entry vehicle for the DF-31 and JL-1 ballistic missiles: A CCTV program about MARVs that got Rick Fisher all hot and bothered. It also is developing a maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MARV), or MARV, for its nuclear warheads. The weapon is designed to counter U.S. …
WMD Proliferation Financing Executive Order
by | 2005-06-29 | 1 Comment
Dafna Linzer reports President Bush will sign an Executive Order allowing the United States to freeze assets of persons who do business with eight entities in North Korea, Iran and Syria that the Bush Administration believes are involved in poliferation: But the draft executive order goes far beyond previous measures by threatening the U.S. assets …
Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
by | 2005-06-27 | No Comments
I totally missed that the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee published a position paper entitled Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century. Ivan Oelrich didn’t, though. He’s drafted a five page response, summarized below: Comments on the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee Position Paper Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century The United …
